^he Tra^tkal Kitchen Gardiner. 147 



at the table 5 and the Romans accounted 

 it (as they very weli might in thofe hot- 

 ter countries) amongft the mod delicate 

 of the garden produce. 



Mallows, or marih. mallows (fays Mr. 0/ /// 

 la ^intinye) are propagated by ^ctdM^^^^^- 

 only, and are like one another in fhape, 

 but yet different as well in colour as 

 in bignefs ; for the feed of the mdl- 

 lows is much bigger than that of the 

 marfh mallows 5 and the latter is of a 

 deeper brown than that of the plain 

 mallows 5 they are both dented, and are 

 Ilrip'd all over. ( 



This plant, tho' it be little ufed mTime of 

 boiling with us here in England^, is yet^^^'^'S- 

 of great moment in many other medi- 

 cinal cafes, and fhould not, for that rea- 

 fon, be left out of the garden. The 

 feeds are fown in March or Aprily and 

 the green is fo hardy that it will grow 

 any where, and refiil the extremity of 

 the fevereft winters, being in truth on- 

 ly a field-plant, which yet ought to be 

 allow'd a place in the potagery or kitchen 

 garden 5 tho' decency will not allow us 

 to point out their particular ufes in this 

 treatife. To finifh this part of my task. 



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